Top 100 federal government conferences in 2026

This research identifies the 100 most influential federal government conferences, ranked by decision-maker density, attendees, and online mentions. Whether you are looking for procurement opportunities or the latest trends, this is your definitive events planning roadmap.

Methodology

Phase 1: Discovery

We crawled the internet with our proprietary algorithm to aggregate every global industry event.

Phase 2: Filtering

We filtered the 2,811 conferences specifically for high-intent buyer types and relevance.

Phase 3: Sorting

We sorted by attendee count + estimated number of vendors to prioritize networking density.

The top 10 conferences

1. RSAC 2026 Conference

📅 Mar 23, 2026 · 📍 San Francisco, CA · 👥 44,000

RSAC 2026 Conference is the largest and most influential conference in the cybersecurity industry, uniting the cybersecurity community to create a safer society. It focuses on the Power of Community, where ideas become breakthroughs and challenges become opportunities when professionals unite. The conference provides a platform to connect, grow, and explore cutting-edge cybersecurity innovation and education.

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2. RE+

📅 Nov 16, 2026 · 📍 Las Vegas, NV · 👥 37,000

RE+ is the largest and fastest-growing energy event in North America, representing the full spectrum of the clean energy industry, including solar, energy storage, microgrids, wind, hydrogen, and EVs. It showcases a resilient and rapidly growing industry, facilitating connections and knowledge sharing to accelerate the transition to a carbon-free energy future. The event brings together professionals from various sectors, including clean technology manufacturers, EPC professionals, electric companies, IPPs, utilities, policymakers, regulators, and technology companies.

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3. FDIC International 2026

📅 Apr 20, 2026 · 📍 Indianapolis, IN · 👥 37,000

The FDIC International 2026 is North America's largest conference and trade show for the fire and rescue industry. Held from April 20-25, 2026, in Indianapolis, Indiana, it brings together fire and EMS professionals for extensive hands-on training (H.O.T.) evolutions, workshops, and classroom sessions. The event will commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with special remembrance events and tributes. Highlights include an expanded EMS lineup with the EMS Innovation Summit and 'The Sim Yard' for immersive simulation training, a Mid-Rise/High-Rise Symposium focusing on complex building fire strategies, and High Intensity Training Sessions (HITS). Attendees can expect to learn the latest tactics, techniques, and technologies, explore products from over 800 exhibitors, and network with peers. The conference aims to elevate skills, strengthen impact, and provide professional development for responders at all career stages.

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4. InfoComm 2026

📅 Jun 13, 2026 · 📍 Las Vegas, NV · 👥 30,000

InfoComm 2026 is the world's most vital pro AV show, uniting manufacturers, integrators, dealers, and end-users to showcase cutting-edge technologies. Attendees can expect a close-up of core technologies powering modern connectivity, interact with innovative solutions in audio, video, conferencing, digital signage, streaming, and broadcast AV, and engage with the people propelling the audiovisual industry forward. The event focuses on applied audiovisual integration, demonstrating how audio, video, lighting, control, and collaboration technologies work together, with a theme of 'AV in Action' for interactive product experiences.

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5. Workday Rising

📅 Oct 12, 2026 · 📍 Las Vegas, NV · 👥 30,000

The annual flagship conference for finance, HR, and IT professionals, focusing on AI innovation and the future of work. It showcases bold ideas and powerful innovations designed to help organizations manage their people, money, and AI agents with confidence. Featuring keynotes from visionary speakers, the conference will share inspiring stories of how forward-thinking companies are boldly leading the way with AI to transform their talent strategy and close their books faster. With a powerhouse lineup of over 400 groundbreaking sessions, Workday Rising offers exclusive access to product demos, customer showcases, and immersive activations, so attendees can gain invaluable finance and HR insights and learn from one another.

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6. TDX

📅 Apr 15, 2026 · 📍 San Francisco, CA · 👥 27,000

TDX is the developer conference for the AI agent era, and the ultimate gathering for developers, admins, architects, and trailblazers across the Salesforce ecosystem. It is a must-attend event for those looking to learn the skills needed to build and deploy autonomous agents, craft next-generation apps, design customer experiences, and build scalable solutions. The conference offers 400+ in-depth technical sessions and hands-on trainings, bringing together developers, admins, architects, entrepreneurs, and partners with product experts and engineers. Attendees can expect to learn about the latest in AI, automation, data, and low-code/no-code development, designed to deliver smarter, faster, and more impactful solutions, and celebrate with fellow Agentblazers.

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7. SHRM Annual Conference & Expo 2026 (SHRM26)

📅 Jun 16, 2026 · 📍 Orlando, FL · 👥 25,000

SHRM26 is where HR professionals prepare for the future of HR, offering insights from experts and peers on artificial intelligence, pay transparency, talent shortages, and organizational culture. It provides clarity and tools for informed decisions and aims to elevate HR expertise, future-proof careers, and position attendees as leaders in shaping the future of work. The conference features over 375 sessions across various HR topics, an Expo with cutting-edge solutions, and extensive networking opportunities for a global HR community.

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8. HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition

📅 Mar 09, 2026 · 📍 Las Vegas, NV · 👥 25,000

Healthcare's premier event and the epicenter of healthcare technology where groundbreaking solutions meet visionary minds. It brings together healthcare and technology leaders, pioneers, and professionals from various sectors to discuss and shape the future of digital health, including topics like AI-powered diagnostics, revolutionary care delivery models, cybersecurity, health equity, workforce development, and ethical technology use.

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9. SOF Week 2026

📅 May 18, 2026 · 📍 Tampa, FL · 👥 23,000

Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week is an annual convention for the entire international SOF community. Jointly sponsored by USSOCOM and the Global SOF Foundation, it serves as a global gathering for special operators, industry leaders, and strategic partners. The event focuses on fostering collaboration, innovation, and excellence, showcasing cutting-edge capabilities and strategies in modern special operations. Attendees can expect educational sessions, demonstrations of land, air, maritime, and technological solutions, interactions with exhibitors, and extensive networking opportunities. The conference addresses challenges, initiatives, and the way forward in delivering advanced capabilities to SOF operators, emphasizing the importance of people, technology, and organizational transformation to meet current and future defense challenges.

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10. AACR Annual Meeting 2026

📅 Apr 17, 2026 · 📍 San Diego, CA · 👥 23,000

The AACR Annual Meeting is the focal point of the cancer research community, where scientists, clinicians, other health care professionals, survivors, patients, and advocates gather to share the latest advances in cancer science and medicine. From population science and prevention; to cancer biology, translational, and clinical studies; to survivorship and advocacy; the AACR Annual Meeting highlights the work of the best minds in cancer research from institutions all over the world. The Premier Educational and Networking Event for Specialists in the Field of Cancer Research. The mission of the AACR is to prevent and cure cancer through research, education, communication, and collaboration. Through its programs and services, the AACR fosters research in cancer and related biomedical science; accelerates the dissemination of new research findings among scientists and others dedicated to the conquest of cancer; promotes science education and training; and advances the understanding of cancer etiology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment throughout the world.

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